Parquetry is a geometric mosaic of wood pieces used for decorative effect. The Herringbone pattern is an arrangement of individual rectangle blocks, not adhered to panels. Herringbone floors may have been the first parquet pattern developed in Europe, perhaps because it simply involved turning the wood planks at an angle, and it also echoed zig-zag brickwork that had decorated churches and other buildings for centuries. Our Herringbone Parquet is available as a solid block or an engineered block for under-floor heating. We selectively combine our most traditional finishes such as Old Hall & Antique Country with each individually distressed block, unless a clean 'Design' contemporary finish is preferred.